Он был старше ее [On byl starshe ee] [English translation]

He was older than her.

She was beautiful,

With a fragile soul in her slender body,

They walked as a pair would

And did not argue over the small things.

Everyone around wondered

How are they not husband and wife

There was just one tiny problem

Which drove him insane

He loved her,

She loved to fly in the night.

He suffered when it got dark outside

He didn’t sleep, locked the windows at night

He cried and drank bitter steeped tea

At that hour when she flew in the night.

In the morning she always swore

That yesterday was the very last time

He forgave her, but it got dark outside at night

And despite all, she still flew away.

He gifted her flowers

Bought her perfume

Wrote her songs

Read her his poems

He was grabbing at the last thread

Like the biggest fool.

He was afraid that one night, under a full moon

She’ll forget her way home

And one night

It happened exactly like that.

He suffered when it got dark outside

He didn’t sleep, locked the windows at night

He cried and drank bitter steeped tea

At that hour when she flew in the night.

In the morning she always swore

That yesterday was the very last time

He forgave her, but it got dark outside at night

And despite all, she still flew away.

For three days and three nights

Without food or drink

He sat by the window

And looked at the sky

He repeated her name

Walked out on the perch to greet her

And when the moon turned into a crescent

He stepped out as she did

He soared as she did

Though not upwards, but down.

In the morning she always swore

That yesterday was the very last time

He forgave her, but it got dark outside at night

And despite all, she still flew away.

And despite all, she still flew away.

• Artist:Mashina vremeni